# Daddy Mathieu — The Mystery of the Yellow Room character guide

> Daddy Mathieu in The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mathieu

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-in-the-bosom-of-wild-nature

## Who they are

Local farmer and witness at the Glandier estate.

## Relationships

### [Joseph Rouletabille](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_yellow_room_se/characters/joseph_rouletabille)

_friendship_

Daddy Mathieu is a helpful local informant who assists Rouletabille with practical details.

### [Daddy Jacques](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_yellow_room_se/characters/daddy_jacques)

_social_

Daddy Jacques and Daddy Mathieu are fellow servants and acquaintances who share information about the case.

### [Joseph Rouletabille](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_yellow_room_se/characters/joseph_rouletabille)

_friendship_

Daddy Mathieu is a helpful local informant who assists Rouletabille with practical details.

### [Joseph Rouletabille](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_yellow_room_se/characters/joseph_rouletabille)

_friendship_

Daddy Mathieu is a helpful local informant who assists Rouletabille with practical details.

### [Daddy Jacques](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_yellow_room_se/characters/daddy_jacques)

_social_

Daddy Jacques and Daddy Mathieu are fellow servants and acquaintances who share information about the case.

## In the story

### [We Shall Have to Eat Red Meat—Now](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_yellow_room_se/chapters/x-we-shall-have-to-eat-red-meat-now)

The surly innkeeper who initially refuses service but capitulates after Rouletabille's phrase; shows intense hatred for the Green Man.

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